Improvement in match-boxes



ALEXANDER MARTIN, OF BASEL, ASSIGNOR 'lOHlMSELF-AND GEORGE OTT, AOli".`SCHAFFHAUSEN, SWITZERLAND.

Letters Patent'No. 76,78,.dat'ed AprilA 14, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN MATCH-BOXES.

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Be it known that I, ALEXANDER MARTIN, of Basel, in Switzerland, have-in-vented a. new 'and improved Match-Lighter; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a .full and exact description thereof, referencebeing had tothe accompanying drawing, forming pal-t of this speciicaton,in whic'hi Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a match-safe havingmy improvement applied aspcover, and Figure 2 a front view of thematch-lighter itself. .Y

I The nature of my invention consists in providing match-safes, or anyother-articles, with a metalgrzite, which enables one to kindlefriction-u1atches with facility, without: being liable to wear out likeother match` lighters.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and uso my invention, I willproceed to describe its construction und operation.

I construct match-salles in any oi' the known forms,- and apply theretosai-d metal grate as cover', (A, in fig. 1,) which may be turned inpivots B. My improvementfconsisting in said metal grate, fig; 2, issimilar in construction to theiron or steel reeds used on looms, and iscomposed oi`- metal bars. C, which are placed parallel' to each other atequal distances, and fastened at both ends, D and E.

To light the match instantly, it is only necessaryto rub it across saidgrate. The gratealone, without thebox, as shown in' fig. 2, can also beused on walls, fastened thereto for the purpose as aforesaid, and invarious ways; for instance, it can he attached to cigar-cases of anyVdescription.

What I clairh as my inventon,'and desire to secure by Letters Patent,isy The application of the described metal grate to matchlboxesor walls,or any articles whatsoever, for'the purpose of lighting,rfriction-matches.

ALEXANDERMARTIN.

Witnesses GEORGE OTT, GEO. Lev.

